Background
Mccord, Joseph Alexander was born on October 6, 1857 in Newton Company, Georgia, United States. Son of William Stuart and Mary A. (Moore) Mccord.
Mccord, Joseph Alexander was born on October 6, 1857 in Newton Company, Georgia, United States. Son of William Stuart and Mary A. (Moore) Mccord.
School education in subscription school.
Served as clerk in retail store, Conyers, Georgia, 1871-1883. Deputy clerk Superior Court, 1878-1882. Member Almand, MoCord & Company, merchants, Carrollton, Georgia, 1883-1886, McCord & Shaw, 1886-1890.
Moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
1890; chief claim and voucher clerk office of traffic manager North Carolina&Saint Louis Railway, 1890-1892. Assistant cashier, Atlanta Trust & Banking Company, 1892-1895.
An organizer Third National Bank of Atlanta, 1895, and successively cashier Vice-President. Governor Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1914-1919.
Chairman of the Board and federal reserve agent same, 1919-December 31, 1924 (retired).
Became Chairman of the Board Mortgage Guarantee Company of America, January 1, 1925. Formerly director Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Company. Treasurer Southern Air Lincolnshire, Incorporated., Atlanta, Georgia., since 1939.
Served as clerk in retail store, Conyers, Georgia, 1871-1883. Member Almand, MoCord & Company, merchants, Carrollton, Georgia, 1883-1886, McCord & Shaw, 1886-1890. Member American Bankers’ Association many years.
Married Ella Hall, of Warrenton, Georgia, November 10, 1897.